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Outboard service and tube repair on a RHIB
- Boat
- [6 m RHIB]
- Where
- [Our storage, Malta — confirm]
- Duration
- [Four days]
- Owner
- [On the island]
Before & after
AFTER — tube patched and holding, engine serviced
BEFORE — port tube soft, outboard due service
Drag to compare · both frames shot from the same position
The problem
A RHIB that lived on a trailer all winter and would not hold pressure in one tube.
Small boats get forgotten. This is the kind of job we bundle into RHIB storage, with the service done before the season rather than during it.
Work done
- Outboard service: oil, gear oil, impeller, plugs, filters
- Leak found with soapy water, tube cleaned and patched
- Pressure held for 48 hours before release
- Trailer bearings checked and greased
- Launch and test run
PHOTO — impeller replacement
PHOTO — patch curing on the tube
PHOTO — test run in the harbour
The owner
“[Owner quote goes here — one or two sentences, in their words, ideally about the photo reports or not having to fly out. Only use a real quote with permission.]”